New York, NY — The American Jewish Congress is calling on Georgetown University to rescind its appointment of Mehdi Hasan as a Spring 2026 Visiting Fellow, citing what it describes as a “deeply compromised public record.”
Following Hamas’s October 7 terrorist massacre, Hasan publicly suggested that the war in Gaza was “worse than” the Holocaust, astatement so extreme that he later deleted it. Such rhetoric is inflammatory, historically reckless, and inappropriate for someone placed in a position to influence students.
Academic freedom is essential, but it does not require elevating voices whose conduct has crossed the line, especially when young minds are involved.
Over 3,000 concerned citizens have already joined our organization’s letter urging Georgetown to reverse the appointment.
Georgetown has a responsibility to uphold the highest standards for those who teach and mentor students. At a time of skyrocketing antisemitism on college campuses, universities must protect both academic integrity and the campus climate.
